Soccer

LONDON – The Champions League resumes with a mouthwatering meeting of the aristocrats and the disruptors of European soccer. The hosts: Real Madrid, the indisputable kings of the continent with 12 titles led by five-time world player of the year…

What to watch in the leading soccer leagues in Europe this weekend: ENGLAND Tottenham and Arsenal will both feel at home when they meet at Wembley Stadium for a north London derby in the Premier League. Tottenham is the host…

What to watch in the leading soccer leagues in Europe this weekend: ENGLAND Tottenham’s hopes of Champions League qualification could rest on its dismal record against top-six rivals being halted. In away games at least. A victory over Manchester United…

MOSCOW (AP) — A plague of locusts could destroy the fields in World Cup stadiums this year, the Russian government said Wednesday. Locusts often feast on crops in southern Russia and the person who oversees plant protection at the agriculture…

MIAMI (AP) — David Beckham finally has his Major League Soccer team in Miami. Beckham and MLS announced Monday that the long-awaited franchise is now born. It took Beckham nearly four years just to get this far with Miami, and…

SWANSEA, Wales — A week after inflicting Manchester City’s first loss in the English Premier League, Liverpool lost at last-place Swansea, 1-0, on Monday and ended its 18-match unbeaten run in all competitions. Alfie Mawson’s 40th-minute strike secured one of…

LONDON — Video replays will be used at the World Cup for the first time and talks are underway with potential sponsor branding to appear when the technology is used, a FIFA executive said on Monday. Soccer’s rule-making panel met…

What to watch in the leading soccer leagues in Europe this weekend: SPAIN Real Madrid returns to the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium to face its disgruntled fans in a match against Deportivo La Coruna on Sunday. Madrid hasn’t won at home…

A precedent has been set about replaying crooked soccer games, but there’s still far too much uncertainty. During a World Cup qualifying campaign where the failures of Chile, Italy, the Netherlands and the United States were seismic, the ripples created…

LIVERPOOL, England — Manchester City’s 22-match unbeaten run in the Premier League came to a crashing halt with a 4-3 loss to Liverpool in a wild and thrilling game at Anfield on Sunday. City finally stumbled at a ground where…

MANCHESTER, England – Roberto Firmino likely spoke for lots of Liverpool fans when he posted a message to Philippe Coutinho via Instagram following his fellow Brazilian’s move to Barcelona. “Liverpool is no longer the same without you my magical brother,”…

What to watch in the leading soccer leagues in Europe this weekend: ENGLAND Manchester City’s players are 16 matches away from becoming the latest “Invincibles” of the Premier League. The biggest obstacle to achieving that feat might just be in…

Arsenal’s FA Cup defense ended at the first hurdle with a shock 4-2 loss at second-tier side Nottingham Forest on Sunday as Arsene Wenger’s decision to rest stars backfired. It was the first time since taking charge of Arsenal in…

What to watch in the leading soccer competitions in Europe this weekend: ENGLAND After playing three games each inside 10 days, the Premier League teams are straight back in action as they enter the FA Cup. The third round opens…

LONDON (AP) – Even Jose Mourinho couldn’t help savoring the scale of Bristol City’s achievement, however painful it was seeing Manchester United’s League Cup defense ended by a second-tier club. “I think a beautiful day for football,” Mourinho said after…

There’s a new “Fab Four” making Liverpool sing – and this time, there’s no question which member is the biggest star. Some fans of The Beatles think John Lennon was the driving force behind the Liverpudlian band that became a…

After his barren run in the Premier League, it’s two goals in two games for Manchester United striker Romelu Lukaku. What he’s yet to rediscover is the joy of scoring. Lukaku scored the opening goal in United’s 2-1 win at…

Two days after the Manchester derby skirmish in the tight Old Trafford tunnel, the managers of United and City went on the defensive on Tuesday. Jose Mourinho and Pep Guardiola were separated by 10 miles (16 kilometers), staging near simultaneous…

Two days after the Manchester derby skirmish in the tight Old Trafford tunnel, the managers of United and City went on the defensive on Tuesday. Jose Mourinho and Pep Guardiola were separated by 10 miles (16 kilometers), staging near simultaneous…

MANCHESTER, England — Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola was basking in a victory that might have wrapped up the Premier League title by early December when he turned on the skeptics who doubted his philosophy could work in English soccer….

NYON, Switzerland (AP) — Two-time defending champion Real Madrid will face Paris Saint-Germain in the last 16 of the Champions League. The match, which will pit Cristiano Ronaldo against Neymar, was possible because Madrid finished as a runner-up in its…

CHESTER, Pa. – Sam Werner ripped off his shirt, raced the length of the field and was smothered by a swarm of Stanford teammates. Even for a budding dynasty, that championship feeling isn’t getting old. Werner scored in the second…

MANCHESTER, England – Surely nothing can stop Manchester City now. The race for the Premier League title is turning into a procession after City beat fierce rival Manchester United 2-1 on Sunday, extending its lead to 11 points in a…

TORONTO – Toronto FC needs to beat the defending champion Seattle Sounders to cap their record-breaking regular season with an MLS Cup crown. In a rematch, Toronto will host the Sounders in Saturday’s MLS Cup. Seattle won last year’s game…

Sam Allardyce leaned back in his seat, a broad grin across his face. As manager of relegation-threatened Crystal Palace, he’d just masterminded a victory at Liverpool and was determined to lap it up. “With our limited possession, we exposed Liverpool’s…

MANCHESTER, England – On a snowy day in Manchester, Pep Guardiola offered further evidence that his often-tempestuous relationship with Jose Mourinho has thawed ahead of the latest United-City derby in the English Premier League. With the long-anticipated match just two…

LONDON – The Premier League has regained its swagger: England is a force again in European football, and it is Germany in decline. England will be represented by a record five teams in the Champions League knockout phase. Germany is…

PARIS (AP) – Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo has won the Ballon d’Or award as soccer’s best player of the year for a record-equaling fifth time, moving him level with Barcelona star Lionel Messi. Ronaldo won the trophy awarded by…

WINSTED – A class of seven students taking a marketing course at Northwestern Connecticut Community College are spearheading a project that aims to increase the college’s social media presence. The students in the business program are in the final stages…

MANCHESTER, England – Eight places in the Champions League’s last 16 are still up for grabs heading into the final round of group games. Three traditional heavyweights – Barcelona, Real Madrid and Bayern Munich – are already through, as are…

Pierogis made on-site are for sale during the Lenten season at Seymour Congregational Church, 45 Broad St. Pierogis will be available Fridays from 9 to 11 a.m. and 5 to 7 p.m., and Sundays from 11 a.m. to noon, until...

Exhibits, activities, stage shows, face art, balloon twisting and more. Tickets available on the day of the event at the museum or at the Warner Theater. Advance sales tickets at the museum or kidsplaymuseum.org.

The sale will include church-made pierogi’s with cheese, sweet potato with cheese, and kraut with onion. The cost is $6 per dozen. Also Friday’s from 9 to 11 a.m. and 5 to 7 p.m., until Good Friday, March 30. Call to...